Latest investments in the region (May 2018)
The last month has been an unusually active one when it comes to investments in the region. We have made an overview, just to give an insight into some of things that have happened! Here are some of the most noteworthy recent investments into startups in the Øresund region in May. Tradeshift The biggest recent […]
Fintech startup Pleo raises €13M Series A round
Fintech startup Pleo, that offers smart company payment cards to automate expense reports, today announced a €13 million ($16 million) Series A financing round led by Kinnevik, with participation from existing investors Creandum, Founders and Seedcamp. At over €13 million this round is one of the biggest Series A rounds ever raised by a startup […]
New regional VC makes first deal
AZ Growth Capital, based in Helsingborg, has formed an investment company, Hortus Group. Rapidus reports that they have recently become a shareholder in Linköping-based Senzum Group, a company focusing on providing customer service within e-commerce. “We are looking for well-managed and prosperous companies with growth potential and plan to have five-seven companies in the portfolio, […]
Tame emerges from under the radar
One of the most talked about “stealth” startups that have been around in the region is Tame, a startup focsusing on making event planning smart and easier. Being founded by Jasenko Hadzic, former head of CPHFTW, is has been in the works the last years building it’s first versions and onboarding customers. Now they have […]
Top angel investor becomes minister
The Danish cabinet was reshuffled today, with three new ministers appointed. One of the new ministers announced was an unusaual name in the political scene: prominent angel investor and serial entrepreneur Tommy Ahlers. He was appointed as minister for Higher Education and Science. Tommy has been one of the most active tech angels in the […]
Substainable fashion-startup raises € 30 000 in eight hours
Danish fashion brand Organic Basics have launched their new Kickstarter and in just eight hours they reached their goal at € 25 000, and not just that, already surpassed it to over € 30 000. Organic Basics clothes are two things: clothes with silver fibres which kills 99.9 % of all bacteria and makes it […]
Pleo partners with Storebox to create a world-first fully automated expense reporting solution
Copenhagen-based fintech startup Pleo, which offers smart company payment cards that eliminate expense reports, is announcing a partnership with the Scandinavia’s biggest provider of e-receipts, Storebox. Fully automated ‘end-to-end’ expense reporting The partnership makes it possible that purchases made on Pleo cards will automatically be matched with an electronic receipt when used. With over 5 […]
Maersk starts Foodtrack accelerator
Shipment giant A.P. Moller Maersk has recently been in the news, for their shift to a digital future and further focus on startups. Now a new initiative has been announced – the FoodTrack accelerator. During one month this summer, the programme aims to cease global food loss. Today, one-third of the global food production for […]
New free legal docs for better option program in Sweden released
Startupdocs, the free to use resources provided by angel investor Erik Byrenius, has gotten an update for it’s Swedish documents. “Since January a new law makes it much easier and cheaper for most Swedish startups to give stock options to employees. Today I published The Ultimate Guide to Stock Options in Swedish Startups where you […]
Mapillary raised €12 million from BMW for self-driving car tech
Last week startup Mapillary, one of the most talked about startups from the region and which has attracted interest from amongst other Sequoia, has announced they have raised a new round. The Series B is €12 million, led by BMW Ventures with support from Samsung Catalyst Fund, NavInfo and previous backers. The main driving force […]